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NASB | Luke 1:15 "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:15 for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother's womb. [Num 6:3] |
Bible Question:
How can this be? "He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb." Luke 1:13,15 (ESV) But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. [15] for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb ("even in and from his mother's womb" Amplified Bible). ------------- "...filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb"? How can this be? I thought one had to be baptized BEFORE he could receive the Holy Spirit, according to advocates of water baptism. Either: a) the Bible is in error here and John the Baptist was NOT "filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb"; or b) somebody forgot to tell John or his parents that you're not supposed to receive the Holy Spirit until you've been properly dunked while the proper "formula" is being said over you; or c) God didn't know that He was violating the gospel according to the water salvation people; or d) None of the above. |
Bible Answer: The Holy Spirit is a gift from God. God gives gifts as he sees fit. What's to say that Jesus didn't empart the gift of the Holy spirit on John when Mary visited Elizabeth-- Luke 1:41: When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. I myself was filled with the Holy Spirit years before I was Baptised with water. The spirit comes to those who believe, not those who are baptised. P.S. not to split hairs, but couldn't amniotic fluid be considered as baptism in water? May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 |